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Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
Jute and It's Uses.

Talking with the president of iutc mill the other day, he said he hoped the next cotton crop was going to be a big one. He was asked why.
 ''Well," he replied, "every bale of cotton has got to have Its brown overalls, and that is just our business-we're cotton elothiers. We make it from the stumps of the jute plant. You know that this jute is grown in India, where there a-e immense farms of it. When the stalk is full grown it is pulled up by the roots and hacked. The top is fine and soft, but the ground ends are coarser and hard. These are cut off and baled in hydraulic presses as 'butss' or 'cut- tings,' while tho tops are also baled as jutes aHundreds of thousands of bales are shipped to this country alone, and more to London, Dundee and Hamburg. The natives float it down the rivers from the interior to Calcutta or Chittagong, where it is loaded for this side of the world. ~
 "Docs Calcutta give us the price in dollars and cents9"
 "No, sir. We do our own figuring, as rule. Calcutta quotes us in rupees and annas per bale, but we know how to twist that around into genuine money. The natives do the most of the business, l guess, but there are plenty of English men and Greeks out there, too. fancy the European clerk in those parts doesn't get so many of his cherished holidays as he would if at home, for those Brahmins had just as soon do business on Sundays, Christmas Day and Fourth of July, as on any other, and they do. But when their own festivals come round then comes a Hull. As said at first, our mill uses only tho butts for making the bagging. Others use little better quality for paper stock, and still others work ur the jutc into cordage, carpets and clothes lines. The finest jute of all IS used for rethatching bald heads or for making those beautiful switches which fill in the scant places under the ladies' big hats. New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
The Dried Currents InGu ,try.

Zone would hardly think that sin gle industry would support vast num- bers of people and form an i'm por-ant product of an entire nation," said one of our leading grocers the other day. ''I am referring to dried entrants as the products and Greece as the coun- try. To show how enormously her prosperity has increased in this respect, l have simply to tell you that the crop has increased from 12, 900, 900 pounds in 1860 to 200, 900, 900 pounds in 1886. If it isn't an important staple to Greece I'm unable to say what it is."-
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
A Duel in Far Western Style.

''Praps you don't remember when Wild Bill killed Dave TuttaWcll, guess not. You must havo been quite kid then. Dave said Bill owed him money, an Bills watch bein' on the table Dave p cked it up aud said he flowed he'd keep the watch until Bill paid him the money. Bill said he didn't owe Dave no money, but Dave said he did, an stuck to it. Bill looked kinder queer when he said, Dave, you'd bet CT put down that watch, lut Dave laughed an said he didn't give cuss. Dave said, Bill, Pm goin' to pack that watch across the square at noon to-morrer,' and Bill knew that was challenge. Tut was an old scout an not 'fraid O nobody an could knock the eye out O an eagle on dollar as far as he could sec the coin. The next day at noon there was crowd on the square, cause it was a shootia' match wuth seein'.
 Jest at noon Tut started to cross the square an purity soon Bill was seen also on the other side. We was holdin' our breath for it was life an death to two O the bravest men that ever drawed. Tutt's friend was on ono side of the square an Bills on the other. Bills near Tut an Tutt's near Bill. When the men reached the middle of the square, bcin' quite distance apart, though, they turned to'ard each other. an both pistols went off at once, as though they was only one. Bill didn't wait to see the effect of his shot, but turned to Tutt's friends an throwin' his gun down on 'em remarked very quiet an gentlem'nly Are you satisfied, gentlem'n7 They was an never said nothing. Just then Tut, who had been standin' still an movin' his pistol as though he was agoin' to fire again, staggered little an dropped without groan. Bills bullet had caught him through the heart, while his ball had tore through Bills hat, just raisin' the hair slightly. That was duel, now, an don't you fcrgit it, an the whole town was seconds. There wasn't no busi- ness done until after it was settled, an everybody agreed that the thing was bang up an on the square. No pun in- sended."-[ Chicago Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27

c. c. Woolworth of Albany, N. Y., head of the concern that makes postal cards for the government says that at the factory in Castleton, Pa., they man ufacture between two and three tons a day the year round. The largest order they ever filled for one city was 4, 900, : 900 cards, or about twelve tons of paper, for this city. We use here about 6, 900, 900 cards a month. Chicago comes next, with about 5000, 900 cards in the same period. There are 45O, 900, 900 postal cards manufactured annually. Two-cent postage did not lessen the use of postal cards, but checked the growth of their use for some little time. The check has been overcome, and the public are using more and more postal cards every day.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27

Oil and natural gas wells are being opened in astonishing abundance in some parts of the West. Special des- patches received in New York, announce that at several points on the line of the Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Rail- road in Indiana extensive deposits of petroleum have been found, while near by on the same line a number of rushing gas wells have broken through the sur face. The advantage of this to the rail- road is vast, of course, aud means large earnings not hitherto taken into account. But the most important result, however, is likely to be in the benefits that will accrue to Toledo and other adjacent and accessible cities that can obtain from these newly disc overed wells fuel and light. According to the dispatches the new gas wells arc extremely large, and SO situated and gushing that their utili- zation will require comparatively little expense.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
Somebody Pays.

CVAACuVuy 0yos Some find it convenient to live at their ease. And all obligations to shirk;- On every occasion to do as they please, And give no attention to work. As idlers and sluggards, as loungers and drones, They follow their indolent ways. By being thus lax, increasing the tax
 That somebody pays. Free lunches, fires passes, they have at com mand,
 Rich gifts that to others are lost, And gayly they feast on the fat of the land, And travel regardless of cost But for all tue fine banquets, the wear and the tear Of public or private displays, Though you may go free, 'tis as sure as can
 That somebody pays Some boast of the credit they freely obtain, The taxes from which they're exempt, And to cancel the favors received, it is plain They've made not single attempt; With honor at stake, they consent to remain In debt to the end of their days, And with insolent pride, 8 free horse" they ride,
 For which somebody pays. Some go through the world with niggardly
 heart,
 And carry a miserly purse, While others, with liberal zeal do their part, And freely their treasures disburse; And for hours of idleness we may enjoy, For losses and needless delays. For waste and neglect, it is we'll to reflect
 That somebody pays.
 -IJosephine Pollard.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
A Theory About EogS.

One of the most enthusiastic of the Fellows of the British Royal Society, MT. John Atkin, after much patient in. vestigation, appears to have upset most of the received theorles regarding fogs and has arrived at the conclusion that dust is at the bottom of all misty troubles; and that without dust there would be no fogs, no clouds and no rain. An ingenious apparatus for Altering the air led to this theory.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
Brave and Hopeful.

Oh, it's easy to be brave when the world is on your side; And it's easy to be hopeful when all goes we'll But to laugh, and keep a stout heart tho trouble does betide Our hearts and homes, that's harder far to do than 'tis to tell. For 'tis indeed a hero's heart that can be brave and gay, With sorrow knocking at the door, fires dead on hearth stones cold And hopeful eyes in truth arc those which look beyond the gray, Grim skies of Winter, seeing Summers blue sun-washed with gold.
 -[Boston Budget.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27

Mir. Grant Allen, recent visitor from England, has discovered peril from migration which has been wholly over looked. He says he fluids the worst weeds in England, Scotland and Ireland four ishing luxuriously on our soil, and also many others from the eastern countries of Europe They arc generally, he says of the worst quality, and most obnoxious to the farmer and gardener.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27

One of the circuit ju lges of Chicago gives it as his opinion, based upon official expericnc, and general obscrva- tion, that the greatest evil with which modern society is afflicted is want of common honesty. The brilliant John Van Buren, in a speech, once remarked that certain course was fat variance with common honcsty-which, by the way, is not nearly as common as many people suppose"
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
HUMOROUS.

A smoke stack-A bunch of cigars.
 One acre is enough-especially if it be tender corn. & A man born at sea cannot be proud of i his native land.
 Cyclones, like politicians, are notorious for laying wires.
 photographers negative-His refusal to give sittings on credit.
 Que thing about these cyclones is that they always seem to be in hurry.
 Tho king of Denmark wants soldiers with large noses, Recruiting @ bugle / corps, probably N.
 A little burn makes big smart some times. But even big burn could not make some people smart.
 Donkey parties are all tho rage out< West. It is tacitls understood that tho ox dudes furnish the donkeys.
 It is not the biggest things that mako the greatest commotion. Take mouse in prayer meeting for instance:
 The ideal wife gets out ofbed, lighsA the fire and has the breakfast prepared c/ before she calls the ideal husband. ~
 A devoted swain declares he is so fond N of his girl that he has rubbed the skin from his nose by kissing her shadow on the wall.
 Jenny Lind was at Cannes during the earthquake, but as she had brought down many houses in her time she was not disturbed.
 A person may be very poor pedes- trian; nevertheless go as slow as he will, and without any effort he can always catch cold.
 Doctor-You handled me very gently .. during that cross examination. Lawyer An, sir, didn't know how soon you might be handling mo.
 "Madam," said gentleman to lady, ''pardon mo, but your hair is coming down." "And yours, sir" replied tho lady indignantly, 'is coming out" AHo SCououy oF uuturo Huaue Uou break when it supplied pigs with tails. A pigs tail is of no more use to the pig than the letter "p">is to pneumonia.
 ''This is one of the silent watches of the night" remarked Fanglc, as he looked at his timc- piece on arising this morning and found it had stopped at :. eleven P. m.
 "A drop of ink may make a million think" says Byron. Yes and it is apt to make one woman think enough for the other 999, 999 when that same drop ornaments her carpet.
 Mrs. Hcnpeck: q see that one of the convicted anarchists wants to get mar riod." Mir. Henpeck: 'I wonder why they don't let him. It would be much cheaper than hanging him."
 'Indeed, it happened in less time than take to tell it." said the lady who was considered somewhat of a bore. ''Oh, haven't the least doubtso of it." replied N' the patient and truthful listener g F.. A magazine writer says that blue eyes \ indicate mild and even disposition. Black and bluo eyes, it is presumed, mean combativy 4iaposition-and that > their wearer tackled the wrong man.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
What Ma Said.

Robbie was at a neighbours and iu re-. sponse to piece of bread and butter had politely said "Thank you"
 'That's right, Bobby" said the lady. 'T like to hear little boys say ''Thank you."
 "Yes, ma told me must say that if you gave me anything to eat, even if it wasn't nothing but bread an butter i; but if you want to hear me say it again you've either got to put jam on it or give me some ke."-[ Harper's Bazaar.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
ph,,odeluhia,s original Charter.

The original charter of Philadelphia as city, antedating by ten years the one now hanging in independence hall, which was supposed to be the first, has been brought to light. It is dated 1881 and was held by a family who supposed it was simply an old title decd. - Chicago Times.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27

Hclr Won Schatfel, formerly the Aus trian Cabinet Minister, says that war between France and Germany would cost s, 200, 900. 900, while if Austria and Russia should come into the pot the bill would be $6. GOO. GOO, ,OOO.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
Caught in & Trap.

Omaha Wife-Isn't Miss Blank lovelya
 Cautious Husband (who has praised women before)-Wcll, I wasn't particu- larly impressed with her.
 "You wcren't7'
 No, I thought she was the common est, homelicst, ugliest-'
 "Oh! You brute! She's a perfect picture of me-"
 "Oh! You mean that Miss Blank. Yes, she's angelic. ."--[Omaba World.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
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Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
Friends in Need.

''It is good thing to have friend in need," said Brass thoughtfully.
 ''Do you think sop inquired his chum. sT ought to be happy, then, for all my friends are trends in need, judging from the begging letters get from them" !" And he sighed deeply. y.-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
An Absurd PrODOSitlOn.

Lily Secretary of the cooking class)- Now, girls, we've learned nine cakes, two kinds of angel food and seven pies. What next?
 Susie (engaged)-Dick's father says must learn to make bread.
 Indignant Chorus-Breads Absurd !! What are bakers fora-[ Pittsburg Bulle- tin
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27
Afraid to Pass Anything.

First director-I am afraid we shall have to pass dividend again.
 Second director-We can't do it.
 No. The Interstate Commercial law doesn't allow us to pass auything."- [P.ttsburg Chronicle.
Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27

A large emigration to Alaska IS ex- Iected this year, the mines being the chief attraction.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-07-16

Novel iIeatmenI Of steam Boilers
The novel method devised by an ltal-
ian engineer Of treating steam boilers
with sugar as preventive of incrusta-
ton, has been further experimental
with, the results proving quite satistac-
tory. In one case a 2O-horse tubular
boiler, containing 1875 tubes, was thus
treated. This boiler WAS ordinarily
scraped and cleaned out every forty-tve
days, the average weight of scale re-
moved, after making use of the best
methods by anti-incrustation known,
amounted to y Kilograms. Before be-
ginning the experiments with sugar one
third Ofthe tubes were purposely left I'M
cleaned; the boiler was then filled with
water, and 2 Kilograms of sugar
added TO 1t, a further supply of one or
two kllos, alternately, being added every
seven days. After working the boiler
for the usual tOrtytve days, ii was found
that II could be cleaned easily without
the necessity OF scraping it, and that the
tubes which had been left unCleaned
were considerable more free from scale
than before, while the other tubes re-
manned clean and bright; about eight
Kilograms of old incrustatiOns were
found lying at the bottom OF the boiler,
having become detached by the action
OF the sacCharine solution. A similar re-
suit was obtained after repeating the ex-
pertinent for a further period of forty
five days, the tubes originally left I'M
cleaned being in still better condition,
and only two kilOs of old incrustation
being found at the bottom of the boiler.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-07-16

The CheylOt sheep, writes a correspond
ent of The country gentleman, are ma
lives Of the Cheviot hills of Scotland,
where they are herded in large numbers
and tenderIy cared for by shepherds. on
these bleak highlands they can look down
on the lowlands and see their twin sisters.
the Lcicesters, which are always housed in
winter, well cared for, and fed on turnips
and grain, while they, the Cheviots are
content on the wild and rugged hills, and
are never housed, but are left to face the
cold storms Of that mountain region; when
covered with snow, their only living is on
plant called by the natives of that country
"friesque," which often grows to SIX or
seven feet high, and its body and branches
resemble the turnIp IN taste, 1t being soft
and palatahle to the breed of sheep only.
They often commence eating the lower
branches, and follow up the body until
nothing is left; thus they are carried
through the winters of that country. They
are often called long wool sheep in
America, but in Scotland are always called
middle-woOls. They are large, close wool
sheep, with clean white face; no tuft of
wool ever grows on the top of the head;
their ears are long-often called by the
admirers rabbit ears" nose of Roman
type; head we'll set up the back; straight
legs, both fore and hind, well set apart;
ttiY OF baflel shape. always lOUDd-a nat
rib shows n cross of other blood: also a
hollow in the back, back of the fore shout
ders, shows poor breeding. They weigh ut
full age, rams from 200 to 800 pounds,
and have seen them weigh 325; ewes at
3 years old, rs to $50, if well kept: lambs
at months old, 100 to $50 pounds. The
ewes are rohtable-almost always drop
twins, and often triplets. In 1878 ! mated
seven ewes with a very choice ram which
owned at that time. In the following
spring the seven ewes dropped sixteen
lambs and rnised them all. The ewes
always are pets, and the kind shepherd can
handle them as he wishes. This is why
they are 50 well adapted to gentlemen
farmers. They shear from six to nine
pounds of clean white wool of medium
length. 1t never parts on the back, like
the long wool Leicesters. Thus they stand
the cold ram storms better than their
sister breed.
I here ale a few Cheviots in this country.
/ Take them all in all, they are about the
most profitable sheep the American farmer
ever raised. They can produce more
mutton than any other, and if crossed on
the merlno or its grades they will get
lambs that will turn to the butcher or
dealer at I months Old, and will weigh ON
an average from 100 to 120 pounds on com
mon keeping.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-07-16
Bald II eaded Prince of Wales.

From London Society,
1t is pretty well known how very par
ticular the Prince ofWales is as to his per
sonal appearance, and that it is a source
Of great annoyance to him, that no
restorative has yet been found that can
call back into growth, if not an abundant
crop at least an aftermath of hair But
might, We point out, with all the respect
to His Royal Highness, that his very
care and anxiety over the small portion
that remains is highly likely to hasten
rather than Tetard its loss altogether?
For it can surely scarcely be necessary
after few minutes spent in the Fins
bury Parade Grounds of the Honorable
Artillery Company chatting with His
Royal Highness the Duke of Cam
bridge and the Duke of Portland
TO call into aid the accessories of the
toilet table. Neta young lady writes to
tell us that wishing to have one more
good look at His ROYAL Highness on
sunday last week, she walked up to the
door OF his carriage, and then, much to
her amusement, before he was fairly
seated, he produced a lovely little ivory
backed hair brush I'VE use her own
worGs) with which be carefully ar
ranged his little remaining hair before
passing out of the grounds and taking
his seat in the old Church St. Botolph
before an admiTing multitude of people.
We sincerely hope that after ali this
care Albert Edward was able to enjoy
the discourse of the Rev. w. Rogers,
NJ
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-07-16
PEOf'LE IgE1 READ or,
SUSAN b. ANTHONY is 81.

SUSAN b. ANTHONY is 81.
MRS. CLEVELAND wears No. 5
shoes.
SECRETARIES BAYARD and Fairchild
summer IN Washington.
LILLI lehman is to be Mapleson's
prima donna IN London.
MEXICAN MINISTER ROMERO will
spend the season IN Europe.
GEORGE GOULD will make a cruise
to Labrador IN hia new yacht Hide,
garde.
FRANCIS WILSON, the comedian, is
closely related by marriage to Pere
Hyacinthe.
A BIOGRAPHY of jeremiah Black Is
being written by his daughter, Miss
Mary c. Black.
SENATOR HAwLEY, OF Connecticut,
was graduated from Hamilton College
III the class OF AT.
SIR JOHN LUBBOCK snew book, "The
Git OF Life" is announced for i'm
mediate publication.
THE Shah OF Persia has sent Queen
Victoria some magnificent shawls and
tapestry as present.
LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON has
completed a new book, entitled "Our-
selves and Our Neighbors."
NIEMANN, the tenor, has been re.
tired from the Berlin Opera House on
a yearly pension OF S1,875.
SIX descendants of the Great Daniel
O'Connell have disembaTked In New
York from an Irish emigrant ship.
NAssAR COLLEGE has conferred the
honorary degree OF LII. d on Mrs.
Christine Ladd Franklin OF Balti
more.
EEOCH PLAT, who died at Cheshire,
Conn, last Monday, was the first
American to learn the trade OF brass
casting
JOHN BURROUGHS, the well known
writer, never does any literary work
in the spring. He then feels particu-
ly blue.
BISHOP WARREN, OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, expects to spend
some time IN China on his missionary
expedition.
PrOF. BALL, Astronomer ROYAL OF
Ireland, sails for Boston September
%, to place his son in the Institute OF
Technology.
A BRONZE bust OF P. r. Barnum Is
being made ~ the royal foundry in
Munich. 1t was designed by Thomas
Ball at Florence.
DR. 5. l.. LILIENTHAL, well known
as a homeopathic physician and au.
thor OF numerous works, has gone to
reside permanently in San Francisco
WILLIAM Z. CHANDLER, New Hamp
shire's new senator, IL said to have q
rather belligerent face. He is also
somewhat belligerent In his DISPOSE
sion.
DON ALONZO WATSON, a wealthy res
ident, has donated $4,000 to the the
University OF Rochester to endOw 8
chair OF political economy and his
tory.
GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA has quar-.
relied with the publishers OF the Illus
trated London News, and the sigma
ture OF e. A. 5. no longer illuminates
that journal.
SENIOR MANUEL |. OLAvARRIA. the
new cOnsuEgeneral from Venezuela to
the United States, is a handsome
man, twenty-five years of age, who
speaks English tluently.
LORD SALLsBURY's eldest son, Lord
CranbOurne, was Christened james,
that being the name OF the eldest son
OF the Cecil family for nearly three
centuries. The present Marquis is a
Robert" but he succeeded his elder
brother, who died unmarried.